2021-2022年山西省呂梁市大學英語6級大學英語六級模擬考試(含答案)學校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(20題)1.

ThedataquotedbytheEuropeanPaymentsCouncilindicatesthat______.

A.thecostofcashtransactionsisveryenormous

B.cashdominatesinthesociety

C.itdoesn'taccordwithothers'estimation

D.itisamazingoftheEuropeanUnion'scashtransactions

2.Oneofthegreatdrawbacksofcellularnetworksisitsexpensiveimplementingcost.

3.Theever-increasingexploitationofrivershasresultedinvariousproblemsexcept______.

A.decreaseofthedepthofthechannels

B.fallofthewatertableofthesurroundingarea

C.destructionoftheriversinecosystems

D.waterpollution

4.

Beforetheambulancearrives,thepatientsufferingfromchestpainisadvisedto______.

5.

NGVsaren'tasroomyasgasolinecarsbecausetheyhavetogiveupcargoandtrunkspacetoaccommodatethe__________________.

6.

Somepeople'spowertosatisfyhisorherurgetoeatcanbeenhancedby______.

7.

Ofallpeoplearoundtheworld,competitivenessisprizedhighestby______.

8.

InScotland,evenifyourspousedoesnotagreeonyourideaofdivorce,______maygrantyoutherighttodivorce.

9.

Maternaldeathsandinfantmortalityarelooselyconnectedwiththepatternsofreproduction.

A.YB.NC.NG

10.Landcanbepollutedby______fromagriculture.

A.heavymetals

B.pesticidesandnitrate-poorfertilizers

C.slurryfromlivestock

D.rubbish

11.

From1995to2003,theactualnumberofhurricanesthathittheUnitedStatesis______.

12.

Accordingtothepassage,whyshouldstudentsregisterearlyfortheSAT?

A.Becausetherewillbefewertestingsitesnearthedeadline.

B.Becausetheywillnothaveenoughtimetoprepareiftheyregistertoolate.

C.Becausetherewillusuallybetoomanypeopletakingthetestnearthedeadline.

D.Becausetheycanonlyregisteronlineiftheydoittoolate.

13.

Kyotoagreementisacceptedbymostoftheworld'smajorpollutersofcountries.

A.YB.NC.NG

14.StudioengineersbenefitgreatlyfromAuto-Tuneinthat______.

A.theynolongerneedtocorrectwrongnotes

B.ithelpsthemkeepsongssecretbeforegoingpublic

C.itistotallyfreeandthussavesthemlotsofmoney

D.theydon'thavetowastetimeonrecordingmusicagain

15.

Freudwasthefirstmantohelpmentalpatientsbyhavingthemtalkaboutwhatmadethemanxious.

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

Freudbelievedthatinchildhoodsomepeopleexperiencedeepfeelingstheyareashamedofandthesefeelingsoftenfadeawayintotheunconsciousmind,butmayreturnindreamsinlaterlife.

A.YB.NC.NG

17.AtHighTechHigh,______arehiredtoteachcoursesonbiotechnologyorwebdesign.

18.

Electroniccurrencycannothelpshopkeepersavoid______.

A.handlinghugeamountsofcash

B.cashfraud

C.payingchanges

D.ineptitudeofashopassistant

19.

BeforetheIndustrialRevolution,leisuremeant______.

20.U.S.Population

PresentSituationsofU.S.Population

TheU.S.—themostpopulousoftoday'sdevelopedcountries—basoneofthehighestpopulationgrowthratesoftheindustrializednations:aboutonepercentannually.Thisaddssome2.5millionpeopleeveryyear—equivalenttoanewcitythesizeofSanDiego—whichisbyfarthelargestnumericalincreaseofanydevelopedcountry.Bytheendof1994,theU.S.populationhadclimbedto262million,upfrom203millionin1970.ThechangestandsinsharpcontrastwithEuropewhichtodayaddslessthanamillionpeopleperyeartoapopulationofabout728millionandJapan'sadditionof0.3milliontoatotalof125million.

ImmigrationnowcontributesroughlyathirdoftheannualU.S.increase,althoughnaturalincrease,orbirthsminusdeaths,remainssubstantialatabout1.7millionperyear.Thisisinparttheconsequenceofayoungeragedistributionresultingfromthepost-warbabyboom(1946-1964),butU.S.fertility(生育力)hasalsobeenamongthehighestoftheindustrializedcountries.TheU.S.TFR(thetotalfertilityrate,definedastheaveragenumberofchildrenwomenwillbearintheirlifetime)remainedatabout1.8fromthemid-1970stothelatter1980s,whenitbeganrisingto2.1in1991.TheU.S.TFRhassincerecededslightly,droppingtoabout2.0in1993.

TherelativelyhighU.S.fertilityisoneofthiscountry'smoststrikingdemographic(人口統計學的)features.Shouldthepresentratepersist,thecountrywouldremainatornearthereplacementleveltoavoidpopulationdeclineasinEurope.Althoughfertilitylevelsdovaryamongethnicgroups,theTFRforU.S.non-Hispanicwhitewomenin1992wasnonetheless1.8;forblacks,itwas2.4;AsianandPacificIslanders,1.9;AmericanIndians,2.2;andHispanics3.0.

NationalTrends

TheU.S.populationisundergoingatleasttwomajorshifts:asignificantchangeinitsgeographicdistributionandasimilarlyimportantchangeinethniccomposition.Immigration—accountingforathirdofthepresentannualgrowth—isalsoanundeniablefactor.ThestreamofimmigrantsintotheU.S.ishighlydirectedtowardsbutsixofthe50states(California,with261,000legalimmigrantsin1993;NewYork151,000;Texas67,000;Florida61,000;NewJersey50,000;andIllinois47,000).Withinthese,moreover,theflowisconcentratedwithinbutafewmetropolitanareas.

ShiftsinGeographicDistribution

ThebalanceofpopulationisshiftingrapidlytotheSouthandWest.TheNortheastandMidwesthaveexperiencedacontinuouslossofpopulationtotheSouthandWestbymigrationfromotherareasoftheU.S.Thesetwo"sun-belt"regionshavealsoreceivedahigherinfluxofimmigrants.

From1990to1993,theNortheastandMidwestexperiencedanetlossof367,000residentsthroughmigrationtootherpartsofthecountrywhilegaining260,000immigrantsfromabroad.TheSouthgained471,000migrantsfromthebalanceoftheU.S.andanother180,000fromoutsidethecountry.TheWestactuallylostpopulationbecauseofmigrationtootherregions,becauseofthenumericaldominanceofthestateofCaliforniaintheregion.ItislikelythatthelossofjobsinCaliforniaindefense-relatedemploymentwasresponsibleforthisunexpectedmmofevents.TheSouthandWestreceivednofewerthan500,000netimmigrantsfromabroad,justoverhalfofwhichweretoCaliforniaalone.

ChangesinEthnicComposition

One-fourthofthepresentpopulationoftheU.S.isnowcomposedofracialminorities,whicharedefinedasanyonewhoisnotwhiteandnon-Hispanic.Inthenext50yearsthatfractionwillgrowtonearlyhalfthetotal,accordingtorecentprojections.TheHispanicpopulationisprojected(預測)bytheCensusBureautorisefrom22.5millionin1990tojustunder90millionby2050,duetothecombinationofimmigration

A.YB.NC.NG

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

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A.Rallysupportfortheirmovement.

B.Liberatewomenfromtedioushousework.

C.Claimtheirrightstoequaljobopportunities.

D.Expresstheirangeragainstsexdiscrimination.

22.(40)

23.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

聽力原文：Somepeoplehaveverygoodmemories,andcaneasilylearnquitelongpoemsbyheart.Thereareotherpeoplewhocanonlyrememberthingswhentheyhavesaidthemoverandover.

ThefamousEnglishwriter,CharlesDickenssaidthathecouldwalkdownanylongstreetinLondonandthentellyouthenameofeveryshophehadpassed.Manyofthegreatmenoftheworldhavehadwonderfulmemories.

Agoodmemoryisagreathelpinlearningalanguage.Everybodylearnshisownlanguagebyrememberingwhathehearswhenheisasmallchild,andsomechildrenseemtolearntwolanguagesalmostaseasilyasone.Inschool,itisnotsoeasytolearnasecondlanguagebecausethepupilshavesolittletimeforit,andtheyarebusywithothersubjectsaswell.

Aman'smindisratherlikeacamera,butittakesphotosnotonly0fwhatweseebutofwhatwefeel,hear,smellandtaste.Whenwetakearealphotowithacamera,thereismuchtodobeforethephotoisfinishedandreadytoshowtoourfriends.Inthesameway,thereismuchworktobedonebeforewecankeepapictureforeverinourminds.Memoryisthediarythatweallcarryaboutwithus.

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A.Becausetheyaretoosmalltounderstandtherules.

B.Becausetheyareabsent-minded.

C.Becausetheydon'thavemuchtimeforit.

D.Becausetheyarenotinterestedinit.

24.聽力原文：Oneofthemaincomplaintsofcityresidents,notsurprisingly,isthelackofparking.Thisproblemispartlycausedbyalltheabandonedcarsonthestreets.IthasbeenestimatedbyAtoZTowing,Inc.,anationwidetow-truckagency,thatoveronemillioncarsareabandonedonthestreetsandalleywaysofthenation'scities.Eachyearapproximatelyathirdofthosecarsaremovedanddestroyed.Therestofthecarswhicharenotremovedtakeupparkingspacesandmakeneighborhoodslookrundown.

AsurveyoftwentycitiesbyAtoZreportsthatasmuchas30milliondollarsisspentannuallytotowawayanddismantleabandonedvehicles.Onecityalone,LosAngeles,spendsfivemilliondollarsayeartocontroltheaccumulationofabandonedcarsonitsstreets.Eventhoughthecityspendssomuchmoneyontheprogram,itisalwaysfightingalosingbattleasmoreandmorecarsareconstantlycomingofftheproductionline.

Boston,ontheotherhand,whichspendsmostofitsmoneyonmuseumsandlibraries,doesnotappropriatetaxmoneytocleanabandonedcarsoffthestreets.InBostontheproblemhasbeendealtwithbyanon-profitgovernmentalagencycalledStreetHorizons,whichusesthemoneyfromtherecyclingofthemetalinthecarstopayforthecostoftowingthemTheprograminBostonsoundsgoodalthoughithasnotcompletelyreachedfinancialindependencefromthefederalgovernmentyet.Untilatrulyself-sufficientprogramforremovingoldcarsisdeveloped,itwillremainaseriousproblem

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A.Aroundfourhundredthousandcars.

B.Thirtymillionoldcars.

C.Onemillionjunkedcars.

D.Fivemillioncarsaltogether.

25.(39)

26.聽力原文：M:DoyouknowthedateonwhichNorman'sparentsarecomingback?

W:MybrothertoldmebothheandNorman'smotherwouldspendthewholevacationinVenicesinceNormanisallrightstayingwithhisgrandparentsthere.

Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

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A.Norman'sparentsliveinVenice.

B.Norman'sgrandparentsliveinVenice.

C.Normanisthewoman'sniece.

D.Normanisthewoman'sbrother.

27.聽力原文：W:TherestaurantwearegoingtoiswellknownforitsChinesefood.

M:Well,Ihopewe'llbeabletofindatablewhenwegetthere.

Q:Whatarethespeakersgoingtodo?

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A.Buyatableintheshop.

B.Eatatarestaurant.

C.Lookforanicerestaurant.

D.Orderamealbytelephone.

28.聽力原文：M:Howaboutgoingonacampingtripnextweekwithus?Weareplanningonhikingandcanoeinginthestatepark.

W:Thatsoundsmostfun.ButI'dbetterwarnyoubeforehand,I'veneverbeeninacanoeandIamnotmuchofaswimmereither.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

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A.She'drathergoswimmingthanhiking.

B.Sheneedstobuyacanoebeforethetrip.

C.She'dliketogoalthoughshehaslittleexperience.

D.Shedoesn'tenjoycamping.

29.

【B10】

30.聽力原文：W:Ican'tbelieveit!IletyoustayinmyapartmentwhileIwasaway,andIcomebacktofinditamess.

M:Ishould'vedoneabetterjobkeepingitclean,Iknow;Ifeeljustterribleaboutit.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

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A.Hedoesn'tthinktheapartmentisamess.

B.He'ssorryabouttheconditionoftheapartment.

C.Hethinkshecleansbetterthanthewoman.

D.Hehadaterribletimestayinginthewoman'sapartment.

31.(22)

A.Thequalityofpaperwillimprove.

B.Garbagedumpswilldecreaseinsize.

C.Paperpriceswillgodown.

D.Tieswillbesaved.

32.(25)

A.Thewomanhasknownthemanforalongtime.

B.Thewomancouldnotmakeadecisionofthejob.

C.Thewomanisnotsatisfiedwiththeman.

D.Themanhasanappointmentbeforehegottotheoffice.

33.SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthe

Somepeoplecannotlearninordinaryschools.Oftensomephysicalor【B1】______handicappreventsachildfromlearning.Ineducationtodaynewmethodsarebeingusedinspecialschoolstohelpthehandicappedlearn.

【B2】______themanyinterestingschoolsforhandicappedpersons,thereisonewhichisbeing【B3】______inthesouthernpartofNewJersey,U.S.A.ItiscalledtheBancroftCommunity.Herehandicappedyoung【B4】______willbetrainedtosupportthemselvesandtogetalonginthe【B5】______world.

TheBancroftCommunityisnot【B6】______bywallsofanykind.Itsdirector【B7】______thatitbeopensothatstudentsmaygraduallydevelop【B8】______relationswiththerestoftheworld.BancroftCommunitystudents【B9】______Gradually,astheybecomeable,theywillbuytheirownfurniture,payingforitoutoftheirownearnings.Theywillpayrentandpayfortheirfood,too.【B10】______.

Asastep.towardthegoalofbecomingindependent,eachhandicappedpersonwilldecidewhatkindofworkhewantstobetrainedtodo.【B11】______Theywillbetrainedbytownspeopleforwhomtheywillworkwithoutpay.

【B1】

34.

【B11】

35.(31)

A.Stricterinternaldisciplinesshouldbemaintained.

B.Moregoodexamplesshouldbesetforpeopletofollow.

C.Morerestrictionsshouldbeimposedonpeople'sbehavior.

D.MorepeopleshouldaccepttheAmericanwayoflife.

36.(36)

A.GoldenGateisthenamegiventoabridgeandaboatsailingunderthebridge.

B.Commuterspreferhigh-speedboatsbuttouristsareattractedtomoreleisurelyones.

C.PeoplehavetocrosstheGoldenGateBridgebycartogettowork.

D.Weddingceremoniesareoccasionallyheldontheboat.

37.(35)

A.Bydoingoddjobsatweekends.

B.Byworkinglonghourseveryday.

C.Byputtinginmorehourseachweek.

D.Bytakingshortervacationseachyear.

38.聽力原文：W:Goodtoseeyou.Youlookfitterandbetter.

M:Thanks.Ihadalotofexerciseanddrankvegetablejuiceeveryday.

Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

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A.Themanishandsome.

B.Themanusedtobeunhealthy.

C.Thelectureisnotveryclear

D.Themanhasbecomeabetterperson.

39.(26)

A.Oneweek.B.Onemonth.C.Twodays.D.Threedays.

40.聽力原文：W:Well.TonightwehaveProf.Browninthestudiotoabouthisrecentbook,FashionImages.Goodevening.

M:Goodevening,andthankyouforinvitingmeherethisevening.

Q:Whatisthewomandoing?

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A.Paintingapicture.

B.Designingastudio.

C.Hostingaprogram.

D.Takingaphotograph.

三、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(20題)41.Mathematicalabilityandmusicalabilitymaynotseemonthesurfacetobeconnected,butpeoplewhohaveresearchedthesubject—andstudiedthebrain—saythatrileyare.Threequartersofthebrightbutspeech-delayedchildreninthegroupIstudiedhadacloserelativewhowasan-engineer,mathematicianorscientistandfourfifthshadacloserelativewhoplayedamusicalinstrument.Thechildrenthemselvesusuallytookreadilytomathandotheranalyticalsubjectsandtomusic.

Black,whiteandAsianchildreninthisgroupshowthesamepatterns.However,itisclearthatblackshavebeengreatlyoverrepresentedinthedevelopmentofAmericanpopularmusicandgreatlyunderrepresentedinsuchfieldsasmathematics,scienceandengineering.

Iftheabilitiesrequiredinanalyticalfieldsandinmusicaresocloselyrelated,howcantherebethisgreatdiscrepancy?Onereasonisthatthedevelopmentofmathematicalandothersuchabilitiesrequiresyearsofformalschooling,whilecertainmusicaltalentscanbedevelopedwithlittleornoformaltraining,ashashappenedwithanumberofwell-knownblackmusicians.

Itispreciselyinthosekindsofmusicwhereonecanacquiregreatskillwithoutformaltrainingthatblackshaveexcelledpopularmusicratherthanclassicalmusic,pianoratherthanviolin,bluesratherthanopera.Thisisreadilyunderstandable,giventhatmostblacks,formostofAmericanhistory,havenothadeitherthemoneyortheleisureforlongyearsofformalstudyinmusic.

BlackshavenotmerelyheldtheirowninAmericanpopularmusic.Theyhaveplayedadisproportionatelylargeroleinthedevelopmentofjazz,bothtraditionalandmodern.Alongstringofnamescomestomind—LouisArmstrong,CharlieParker...andsoon.

Noneofthispresupposesanyspecialinnate(先天的)abilityofblacksinmusic.Onthecontrary,itisperfectlyconsistedwithblackshavingnomoresuchinbornabilitythananyoneelse,butbeinglimitedtobeingabletoexpresssuchabilityinnarrowerchannelsthanotherswhohavehadthemoney,thetimeandtheformaleducationtospreadoutoverawiderrangerofmusic,aswellasintomathematics,scienceandengineering.

Whatisthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?

A.Mathematicalabilityandmusicalabilityareconnected.

B.Mathematicalabilityhasmoretodowiththebrainthanmusicalability.

C.Morepeoplearegoodatmusicthanmath.

D.Moreresearchshouldbedoneintotherelationshipbetweenmathematicalabilityandmusicalability.

42.

Accordingtothepassage,individualswithastrongdrivetosucceedwill

43.

WhyaresomanyChineseworkerswillingtoworkabroadinspiteofpoorconditions?

A.Theywanttoenjoythebeautifulscenery.

B.Theywanttomakealeisurelylife.

C.Theywanttomakemoremoney.

D.Theyarenotdiligent.

44.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesAmerica'seconomicsituationnow?

A.Itisflourishing.

B.Itfacesanuncertainfuture.

C.Itremainsdepressing.

D.Itshowsunreliablesigns.

45.

【C9】

46.TheFDAbannedtheuseofantibioticfromfood-producinganimalsbecausepublichealthexpertswereconcernedabout______.

47.SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.

Astudyrevealsthatthebrainareasthatrespondwhenfearislearnedthroughpersonalexperiencearealsotriggeredwhenweseesomeoneelseindistress.

Inthestudy,participantswatchedashortvideoofapersonconditionedtofearaso-calledneutralstimulus—somethingpeoplenormallywouldn'tfear—pairedwithsomethingtheyfindnaturallyaversive(令人討厭的),inthiscaseanelectricalshock.Thepersoninthevideowatchedcoloredsquaresonacomputerscreen:Whenabluesquareappeared,thepersonreceivedamildshock;whenayellowsquareappeared,therewasnoshock.Theparticipantinthevideorespondedwithdistresswhenthebluesquareappeared—hewouldblinkhard,tensehischeekmusclesandmovehishand."Soit'sclearthathe'suncomfortable,he'sindistress,"saidstudyteammemberAndreasOlssonofColumbiaUniversity."Andhe'salreadyindistressbeforehereceivestheshock,youseehimanticipatereceivingtheshock."Bycontrasttheparticipantinthevideoappearedrelaxedwhentheyellowsquarepoppedup.

Participantsweretoldtheywouldtakepartinasimilarexperiment,andwhenpresentedwiththebluesquare,theyrespondedwithfear,anticipatingashock,thoughtheywereneveractuallyshocked."Justbywatching,theylearnthemselves,"Olssonexplained.

Thissecondlearningwasreflectedinthebrain.Inpreviousclassicalconditioningexperimentswhereafearislearnedfirsthand,apartofthebraincalledtheamygdala(扁桃體結構)hasbeenshowntobecriticaltothedevelopmentandexpressionoffears.Thescientistsmonitoredthebrainactivityofeachparticipantduringtheexperiment.Imagingshowedthattheamygdalarespondedbothwhenthesubjectswatchedthevideoofsomeoneelsereceivingshocksandwhentheywerepresentedwiththebluesquaresthemselves.

"Wefoundthattheamygdalaisinvolvedbothwhenyou'rewatchingsomebodyreceivingshocks,andwhenyou'reexpectingtoreceiveshockslateronyourself,"Olssonsaid.Soitseemsthatsimilarprocessesinthebrainaretriggeredbothwhenfearsareexperiencedfirst-handandwhentheyareobservedinothers.

Intherealworld,thefindingcouldexplainwhysomepeopleareafraidofthingsdespitelittlecontactwiththem."Youlearnbyobservingotherpeople'semotionalexpressions,andwhatweareshowingisthatthatcanbeaseffectiveashavingthosedirectexperiencesyourself,"Olssonsaid."That'sprobablyoneofthereasonswhyalotpeoplearehavingphobias(恐怖癥)ofcertainkindsofstimuli,suchassnakesandspiders."

What'speople'sresponsetoaneutralstimulus?

A.Normallytheyarenotscaredbyit.

B.Usuallytheyareseriouslyscaredbyit.

C.Theyfeelridiculouswhenseeingit.

D.Theyoftenfeeluncomfortableatit.

48.SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.

AstheEnglishlanguagehaschangedatafastspeedinthiscentury,sohastheuseoftheEnglishlanguage.

AftertheBritishBroadcastingCorporation(BBC)wasfoundedin1927,theparticularstyle.ofspeechoftheBBCannouncerswasrecognizedasStandardEnglishorReceivedPronunciation(RP)English.Now,mostpeoplestillconsiderthatthepronunciationanddeliveryofBBCannouncersistheclearestandmostunderstandablespokenEnglish.

Englishhashadastrongassociationwithclassandsocialstatus.However,sincetheSecondWorldWartherehasbeenaconsiderablechangeofattitudetowardsspeechsnobbery,andhallmarksofclassdistinctionsuchasstylesofspeechhavebeengraduallydiscarded,especiallybytheyoungergeneration.

Astheneedhasarisen,newwordshavebeeninventedorfoundfromotherlanguagesandincorporatedintoEnglish.Similarly,oldwordsandexpressionshavebeendiscardedastheirusefulnesshasdiminishedorthefashionshavepassed.Thisalsohappenstostylesandmodesofspeechwhichbecamefashionableataparticulartimeandinspecificcircumstances.

Bytheendofthe1960sitbecameapparentthatitwasnotnecessarytospeakStandardEnglishorevencorrectgrammartobecomepopular,successfulandrich.Thefashionablespeechofthedaywasnolongertheprerogativeofaprivilegedclassbutratheradefiantexpressionofclasslessons.

ThegreatestsingleinfluenceoftheshapingoftheEnglishlanguageinmodemtimesistheAmericanEnglishOverthelast25yearstheEnglishusedbymanypeople,particularlybythoseinthemedia,advertisingandshowbusiness,hasbecomemoreandmoremid-Atlanticinstyle,deliveryandaccent.

Inthe1970s,fashionfavoredstresslesspronunciationandalanguagefullofjargon,slangand"in"words,muchofitquiteincomprehensibletotheoutsideworld.WhatisconsideredmodernandfashionableinBritaintodayisoftennotthekindofEnglishtaughtinschoolsandcolleges.

Whichoneofthefollowingis.NOTtrue?

A.TheuseoftheEnglishlanguagehasnotchangedmuchinthiscentury.

B.TheBBCannouncersspeakStandardEnglish.

C.Englishhasnoassociationwithclassandsocialstatusnow.

D.YoungpeopleallspeakEnglishinthesameway.

49.

【C8】

50.SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.

Thefirst10monthsoflastyearsawmorethan270,000Chineseworkersgoingabroadtowork,thePeople'sDailyOverseasEditionreported.

Currently,about4millionChineseworkers,or0.3percentofthecountry'spopulation,areworkinginforeigncountries,thenewspapersaid.

Theyarelivingaverydifferentanddifficultlife,farfromhomeandfamilymembers.Theirsecurityandlivingconditionshaveraisedconcernathomeandabroad.

Inarecentincident,fiveChinesetelecomworkerswerekidnappedinNigeria(尼日利[非洲中西部國家).AlthoughtheywerereleasedsafelyonWednesday,thegenerallivingandworkingconditionsofChineseworkersinthatcountryhasraisedworry.

Therearemorethan300ChinesecompaniesrunningbusinessesinNigeria,involvedsuchfieldsaspetroleum,householdappliances,andcellphones.

Aworker,surnamedZhang,workingforaChinesetelecomcompanyinNigeria,toldPeople'sDailythathisjobalwaysrequiredhimtoworkoutdoors.

Hecouldnotbesureofhavingthreesquaremealsaday,orevenadailybath.Worse,malaria(瘧疾)wasacommondiseaseamonghiscolleagues.

Besidestheirwork,theyalsohadtoengageinpublicrelationsactivitieswiththelocalcommunities.

InbigcitieslikeLagos(尼日利亞的首都),duetobadroadconditions,frequentpowerblackouts(中斷),andfewpublicplacesofentertainmentfortheChinese,mostworkerschosenottogooutintheevenings,thenewspapersaid.

Chineseworkerscanalsobefoundinwar-strickencountries.

InBaghdad,capitalofIraq,thereareabout20telecomworkersbesidestheChinesediplomaticstaff.HundredsofChineseworkersarealsointheKurdistan(庫爾德斯坦[在西南亞])areaofnorthIraq.

MostofthemareworkingforaNorwegianoilcompanyinexplorationwork.Theyreceiveamonthlysalaryofabout$1,000andareundertheprotectionoftheKurdistanmilitary,makingitdifficultforthemtosocializewiththelocalcommunity.

AlegriatoohasalargenumberofChineseworkers.

PengGuichen,inchargeoflaborservicesinAlgeriaundertheChinaStateConstructionInternationalGroup,toldPeople'sDailytherearemorethan9,000workers.Mostofthemwereskilled,likeelectricalengineer